Molding-machine.



J. R. WOOD 6L D. C. EPRIGHT. l

NIULDING MACHINE.

APPucATIoN FILEDJUNEQ. 191s.

1,248,975, Patented DeleA 4,1917.'

I. R. WOOD & D. Cv. EPBIGHT.

MOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED )UNE 9,1916.

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Patented Dec. 4, 1917;

TSHEETS-SHEET 3 1. R. WOOD & D. C. EPRIGHT. MOLDING MACHINE.y

APPLICATION F|Ln1uNE9.19le.

1,248,97 5. Patented Dec. 4,1917.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

l. R; WOOD &.D. C. EPRIGHT.

MOLvDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9 |916.

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J. R. WOOD & D. C. EPRIGHT.

. Momma nAcmf. l APPLICATION FILED JUN 9. 19|6.

' Patented Dec. 4.19m f ISMEVETSSNEET 6.

J/A iwal l l l. R. WOOD 6L D. C. EPRIGHT.

MOLDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IUNE'S. I9I6.

. Patllfd D00 1917.

:swans-suini UNITED STATES PATENT oFFioE.

JOHN R. WOOD, OF NEWARK. NEW JERSEY. AND DANIEL CURTIS EPBIGHT, 0F SPRING CITY, PENNSYLVANIA. ASSIGNORS TO XVILLIAM E. PERRINE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

MOLDING-MACHINE.

clear, and exact description. reference being,

had to t-lie accompanying drawings.

`Tliis invention relates to mold making machines and has for its general object topl'ovide a machine whei'ein both members of thellask (as the lcope and the drag) maxr be convenienti)v raiiinied and the. mold assembled and removed with a minimum of labor and a maximum of ellicieiicy.' further'object of the invention is to provide improved means for supporting and operating the flask sections. both in their initialor charging positions and in their assembled positions. tin-ther object ofthe invention is to provide iiiipioved means for separating the flask sections to permit the drawing of -tlie pattern and forassembling tbe flask sections at'ter the draw: a further and more limited object ol' tbe'inventioii is to provide. an improved table which not onlyv performs the functions ot a leveling table but lforms part ota carriage on wliicb one of the flask members is transferred from the charging lo the assembling position. and vice versa; and finally. and more generally the object is to improve tbe construction and operation of such machines in various partieiilars as will more fiillv appear from the description and drawings forming part hereof.

Tn the drawings. Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine. showing the positions of the parts during the trst molding operation; Fig.I 2 Vis a central longitudinal section showing the positions of the. parts at. the'eiid of the second molding operation; Fig. 52' is a 'vei-tical'cross section taken on the line 2*-2 of Fig. 2. one ot' tbe cushioningr4 springs being omitted: Fig.' .l is a plan view of the machine. partly in section and the top of the elevating framework being broken ot'f. the parts" being in the positions shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical cross section taken in thel line 4#4of Fig. 1 showing one of the steps in the operation of molding a core; Fig. 5 is a similar Specification of Letters Patent.

- PatentedDeo. 4, 1917.

Application led June 9. 1916. Serial No. 102,619.

`section but showing a further step in the said operation: Fig. G is a plan view, partly broken awa v. of an improved leveling table eiiploved in and forming part of the maf chine: Fig. T is a cross -section of the table taken on the line T T of Fig. G; Fig. 8 is a. i'i'aginentaivplan view of the mold section supporting meansl inoiintedon the cope; Fig. Si is a detail olan view of an improved cornei' support ior the cope o1" fenia e mold member: Fig. 10 is a section on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9: Fig, 11 is a sectional detail of the corner support: Fig. 12 is a detail perspective of a bracket employed: Fig. 13 is a sectional elevation showing the positions of the mold members during alater step iii the operation of the machine; Fig. ll is a similar view but showing the posi tions of lsaid parts during the final step in the operation: Fig. 15 is a plan view' lof a iiiodilied form of leveling table: Fig. 1,6 i a cross section of the same: and Fig. 17 is' a side elevation of said table. parts being omitted.

'l'he molding machine as embodied herein comprises generally a horizontal supporting frame provided with rails on which the carriage is mounted. a framework at one end of the traine for reversiblv supporting a flask member. a vertically extending framework carried at the other end of the frame, another flask membe'r mounted in said framework means associated \v.ith the framework for raising and lowering the last mentioned flask member and for suspending the pattern plate. and a carriage having a leveling table thereon and movable along thel rails `between the first and second frai'neworks.

1 denotes rie main frame generally. said Atraine comprising side railsl 2. connected at bv tbe rails 2. which brackets siipport-vertical tiibiilai posts t connected atl the top b v a spider or traine 7. These posts form the vertical framework within which ono of the flask members (as the cope) is reciprocated b v means to be described hereinafter.

At; the other end of the horizontal frame there is located the framework which ree'y nions 16 and by suitable clamping tubular lateral extensions carried by the rails 2 andvsupporting a rocking cam shaft 9 pro-l vided with suitable cams 10 and an operating lever 11. These cams are. adapted to engaoe rollers 12 on sleeves 13 and 13a which are s id ably mounted on rectangular guide posts 121 extending vertically from the extensions El-see Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings. The-sleeves 1B, 13a are extended above the posts and there provided'with bearings for supporting a rotatable drag frame l5, said frame being shown as substantially rectangular in outline and having its opposite sides projected outwardly, as shown at 15, and these projections being provided with trun- 17 The trunnion 16 is mounted in a block 18 which is horiaont-ally pivoted at 19 betWecna-pair of ears .20 at the top of the sleeve 13. The trunnion 17 rests in a recess 21 at the top of the extension of the sleeve 13 .and is itself extended to form a. handlewhereby the frame may be swung le'ertieally about the pivot 19, as indicated by the dot-and-dash lines in Fig'. 5.

yThe frame just described forms a support for one of the flask members (as the drag) and a cooperating pattern plate durling the ramming operation In Fig. 1 the 'pattern plate 22 is shown as resting on top of the frame. The pattern plate is provided with opposed guide openings Q3 which are adapted to receive guide fingers 2J: carried by the drag flask member Q5. which 'is placed upon the pattern plate, as shown in Fig. 4. After the sand rammi-ng operation is linished, a bottom board 26 is placed on the bottom of said drag and secured 1n position hooks 2.7 pivoted to the drag frame. at Q8 held either in the operative or the inoperative position by thrust springs '29 acting on oppositely inclined cam faces 30 provided on 'the extensions of the drag frame to which the Ahooks are pivoted.

In order to lock. the drag` frame 15 against swinging 1no-vement,.when in either of the v 'drag flask Securely clamped together, the frame may he its inop positions shown respectively in Figs. 4 and 5, we rovide a bolt 31 having a cross head 32 an inwardly directed pins 33 adapted, when in operation, to underlie said frame at. opposite sides of the trunnion 17, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the said boltbeing carried on a lever 34 pivoted to the upper end of the sleeve 13. The bolt is shown in erativ'e position in Fig. 5, which is its position when the frame is rotated on its trunnions `After the drag 'frame 15, pattern plate 2:2, 25, and bottom hoard 2G have. been rotated-on its trunnions through a half ravi lution, when the parts will assume the positions shown in F12. 5.

The rails Q are beveled at. the upper edge to l)rovide tracks to accommodate the gro'oved `rollers 35 of the carriage, the carriage having a leveling table 36 which comprises a. platform 37 having ytwo pairs of equalizing levers 38 and 39 pilvoted thereto, as at i0, and extcrrding across under the platform in opposite directions and into and through the drop frames ll. 'The platform 37' is provided with slots` 43 upwardly through which pass the curved arms L14 and 15 constituting the. flask-supporting ends of the levers and 'l. respectively (see Figs. 1,2,4, 5, 6 and. 'i'

The leveling table justA described is now moved along the tracks formed by the rails 2 and under the drag frame and thc clements` clamped thereto, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings; the clam hooks 27 are then released, permitting tiie pattern .sis

plate, drag tiask and bottom 'board to rest upon the curved arms 4.4 and 1&5 of the leveling table and', aitcr the load nhas adjusted itself against the action of the springs 46 and i7 seciried 'l o thc said arms and to the platform a shown, the levers 38 and 39 are locked. This locking may be conveniently effected by means of two shafts 48 l(sce Figs. fr ti d' 7) each havin` thereon a pair of ke on each of whic'h there is slidably mounted a sieeve 19 having a Cam 49" thereon, One of the shafts is provided with an operating lever 50, and the shafts are connected by means of arms L18 and a link 48 whereby they may be rotated simultaneously. It will be noted that, when the shafts are rotated in the appropriate direction, one end of each sleeve 49 will engage one side of its drop frame 41 and the cam 9i oir each sleeve will engage a drop arm 51 and press it into engagement with the lever arm 38 or 39, thereby clamping the drop arm and the-other side of the drop trame, vThe guided in a recess 41'* in4 the bottom of its drop frame. The drag frame 15 is 'now swung upwardly on the pivot 19 out of the way and the leveling table 3G is rolled to the,right into the position shown hy dotted lines inFig. 1.

Slidahllv mounted ou the. posts 6 is a lifting frame 52 provided with corner bosses 5? to which are pivotcd links 54 having hinged connection at their lower ends with thc outer ends ot oppositcly extending arms 55 and 56, the armsl 55 being keyed to a solid shaft 57, while the arms 56 are keyed to a sleeve shaft 58 rotatable on the shaft 57, said .shaft and sleeve being oppositely rotated by suitable gearing 59, 59* operated througiv the. instrumentalityof a lever 60 operatin the shaft. band havin connection (3()a wit a segment 61, by whici the operator may lock the lifting frame at any desired elevation.

such lever arm between' lower end of each drop arm is The frame 52 carries inwardly directed corner lugs 62 on which are mounted pairs of scissor jaws 62 ada )ted to support and hold in any desired adjustment a cope or upper flask 63, shown as having top and bottom flanges 6i and 65. The construction of the jaw/li 62a is elearlv shown in Figs. 9, 10 and 1-1. One iece or member 62" of each pair hailing a tu ular boss 62 which passes through the opposite piece, or member and is keyed' to a central bolt 62d, so that by drawing up tight on the nut 62e an effective binding action is obtained. These jaws receive therebetween a corner of the cope and "support the latter through the engagement flange 64 with the upper ends of the jaws.

To facilitate the raising and lowering of the frame 52 and the parts associated therewith` we provide counterbalancing weights 66 which are conveniently mounted within the posts G. being connected to the frame by means of cables 67 passing over sheaves 68 at the tops of the posts. The sheaves are removably fitted in the tops of the posts, as shown in Fig. i2, whereby the counterweights mayv be convenientbT removed when occasion may require and others, corresponding to the load to be connterlnilanced, may be substituted therefor.

Projecting from the sides of the cope 655 are pairs ot ears 69 and between each pair of ears there is pilvotcd a clamp hook 70, the hooked ends 71 whereof are adapted to engage the bottom edges of the bottom board 26 when the partsI are in in Fig. Q. thereb)v to hold the parts against displacenient. These hooks are held either in operative or inoperative position by means of' the thrust' springs 72 engaging oppositeljT inclincd'cam faces-'73 on cam blocks interposed between the cars (S9.

Mounted on the bottom flange of the eopc are slides. shown more particularly in Fig. 8 of the drawing. These slides 74, 74, and 75 are suspended from the bottom of the flange by means of headed bolts 76 extendingl through slots 77 in said flange and connected at their lower ends to the slides. rl`he slides are rejections 78 adapted to enter correspondmgl)r inclined slots T!) in the slides 74, 74. To each end of a slide. 74 there is pivotally connected a link 60. as indicated at 81, the opposite end of this link being connected at 82 to one end of a lever pivoted at. 83 lo the cop(` flange G5 and at a point on the opposite side. of' such pivot to a slide 74". The lever is provided with an operating handle 85. Pay moving the lever handles 85, the slides 7l and 7l may be 'moved inwardly or outwardly, as det-sired` and this movement, through the inclined slots 79 and inclined projections 78,. will impart a corresponding movement t0 the slides 75. This manner of the positions shown .ence to the, lside bar of the frame.

provided with inclined" supporting and operating the slides constitutes the subject matter of our application No. 802.868 filed November Q5. 1913.

It will be noted that some of the posts 6 are provided with a spring 87 surrounding the same and supported at its lower end by an adjustable collar 88. The springs serve as a. cushion for the frame 52 asthe latter is moved downwardly by the lever 60 and its connected parts.

(.operating with the frame 52 are the means for drawing the pattern plate from the drag. after the co e has been rammed. The means embodied lierein comprises two pairs of opposed hooks which are so arranged that., on the downward movement of the frame, the hooks will pass the pattern plate without operatively engaging the saine but. on the upward movement of the frame.

the hooks will engage the Vattern late when the cope has been moved) ar pre( etermined distance away from the drag and will draw and suspend the pattern plate, which can then be conveniently removed. The side bars of the frame 52 are eaclrslotted, as shown at S9 (see Figs. 1 and 3l. Mounted in each of these slots is a pair of brackets 90, each bracket being shown in detail in Fig. 1Q. Flach of these brackets is grooved, as shown at 91. and provided with an clongated rib 92 at. one side of the. groove and a short rib 93 at the opposite side of the groove which are adapted to enter a slot .HSl whereby the brackets may be moved along the slots with the ribs 92 and 93 in engagement therewith. The rib 92 is formed on a lateral extension of the bracket which is perforated, as shown atlll. for a bolt. 95 by means of which the bracket mav be secured in any adjusted position with refer- .\n npwardl)1 projecting fiange. 96 and a downwardly projecting flange 97V coperate to hold the l'iracket again'st tilting.

Slidably mounted in they groove 91 of' cach bracket is a plate 98' having an clon gated slot 09 in the outer portion thereof through which extends the shank of a headed bolt Uil" secured. tol thev bracket. the inner portion of the plate projecting through the slot SS) and carrying a dou-'nwardly directed sleeve ltltllsee FIg. 15S. Each of these sleeves has a rectangular bore which is adapted to receive a rectangular bar 101 therewithin. This bar is provided with a vertical series of apertures 10"?. and a pin 1021 which pin is adapted to be inserted through any one of these apertures and to rest'. on top of its sleeve. Pivoted to the lower end of each bal' 101 is a' hook 104` this hook being conveniently applied to the bar by having a forked end receiving the bar therewithin and being pivoted to the har7 as shown at 105. Shoulders 106 on the bar are adapted to engage the hook to retain lines in Figs.

'levers through the table.

it normally in the position shown in full 13 and 14 but to allow it to swing upwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 13', when lstriking an object during the downward movement of the frame. The cope, as well as the frame 15, is provided with guide openings for the guide lingers 24 carried by the drag. These guide openings 107 (seerFjgs. 2 and 3) are provided in recessed extensions extending from the sides of the cope with slotted plates 108 mounted on top of said projections and adjustable tl1ercalong .eaeli of these plates having its inner face so sha pcd as to conform to the outer surface of the coperating' guide finger wheleby the cope and the drag may be accuratelv rente-red as the cope is lower d onto the drag. Each plate I QB 1s shown as 4ecured to the pl'OjOf'tOlli o f Lhe'cocpe tlierebelow by means of a bolt 1109 Aren ing ithrou h the slot in the plate and threaded into t e ex-v tension therebeneath. said bolt havingia head 110 thereon. 1!

In Figs. 15, 16 and 17 there is Shown a modification of the leveling table "h'ich dif fers from the one 'shown in the v'receding views principally in the matter f substitutingir weights for the springs vvfiieh serve to project the flask-.supporting ends of the uother feature is the substitution for a pair of operatin shafts of a single Centrallv arranged sha t which. with its associated parts. serves as a locking;r means common to both` pairs of equalizing levers. Furthermore. cach lever has its pivotal axis inside of the load supporting point instead of outside such load supporting point. In the drawing of the modification just referred to, 111 denotes the levcling,Y table, havingr apertures 112 therethrough for the upper ends of the eqllulzng levers.' Each of-thoselevers comprises a sleeve 113 having arm's 114 and 115 projectengage and support the drag. The sleeve 113 is journaled upon a rod 116 which is conveniently supported in the skirt of the table. The arm 115 is provided with a weigl'lt 117 adjustable therealon Four of these weighted levers are provi ed, one for each corner of the table, being mounted in pairs u on the rods'116 at o posite sides of the, tab e. To lock the equa izing levers in any desired position, vwe use a construction similar to that shown in connection with the previous modification of our invention. Depending from and preferably integral with the bottom of the table is a pair of Idrop frames 118' connected at their lower ends by a bar 119. Each pair of drop frames receives therewithin the lever arms 115 which are at the corresponding end of the table, the lever arms being close] ad'acent tothe frames` 120 denotes a sha`l which extends across the central portion of the table, being convl` iently journaled in the skirt and provided with any convenient operatn l`meins.

the. embodiment shown herein, t iis operati means is an arm 121 rigid wtirone end o the shaft, a 1ink.122 connected to said arm,

and a lever 123 pivotally mounted near oney end of the table andv having oneof its arms connected to the link, the other arm having l an operating handle. This yshaft carries four drop bars 124, the bars being arranged in pairs between pairs of lever arms 115. Secured to the shaft 120 is a' pair of sleeves 125, each sleeve having at each end thereof a cam 126. With the parts arranged as described, it will be apparent that, when the drag has been lowered upon the ends 114* of the lever arms andthese arms have asl With the parts arranged as described, it

will he seen that the general operation 1s as followsz-The'pattern plate and drag will be applied to the frame in the manner shown in Fig. 4. The drag will thenl be packed and rammed, the bottom Vhoard a 'plied to the bottom thereof, bein clamped y means of the hooks 27. The rame 1s then a half rotation onits trunnionswhere y it and the drag and bottom board are inverted, as shown in Fig. 5. 'The carriage and its levelin table are moved under the dra theframe ing lifted for this urpos'e, i .neccss-ary, by rotating the sha. t 9; or,'if desired, the frame may be inverted while the carriage is therebeneath, the vertical adi'ument of the frame permitting .this operation.

The drag is lowered on the tableby'rotatng y the shaft 9 in the appropriate direction and the table is leveled in the manner described hereinbefore. The frame 15 may then be swung out of the Way on its pivot and the carriage with the .drag and pattern plate thereupon muy-be moved tc die ssembling osition shown in Fig. 2 and in dotted lines ,In Fig'. 1. The cope is then lowered onto the drag, being guided and centered by the pins 24 and being clamped by means of the hooks 70. As the cope frame descends thel patternlifting hooks strike the edges' of the pattern plate and swing upwardly `on their pivots, clearing.: the pattern` plate. lVhe'n thel flask members are assembled, the 4cope will be falnmed, thel hooks 70 released and the frame x.'12 will be. lifted by means of the lever 60 and its connected arts. 'As the frame' moves upwardly the hoo s 104 willdraw and suspend the pattern p late, as shown in Fig. 13, which plate may then be' removed. The

- frame 52 will again be lowered and the cope Ven l will again be positioned'on the drag, after which the. .slides at the bottom of the rope will be retracted-as indicated in Fig. 14. The carriage may then be ran back to its original position and the eompleted mold be removedin the llsnal \va v. after which the operation may be repeated ml [Miti/m.

ll'h'ile we have necessarily desrribed in de-V tail the particular embodiment ot' our invention illustrated herein. we do not propose thereby to be limited to such details except as such limitation may'be rendered necessary by the .stale of' the prior art and may be positively included in the claims hereto annexed.

llavinar thus described ourinvention.what we claim isz t l. In a machine for makin;r molds.l the combination, with a frame having t\vo stations and a track extendinar between surh stations of a reversible flask. a ramming support at one of said stations. a reciprocable flask support at the other station. a earriage movable along said traek. `said earriage having a levelinaY platform thereon, and pattern drawing means at the second station.

2. In a machine for making molds. the combination, with a frame having two stations and a track extending between such stations, of a revcrsibly supported flask ram ming frame at one of said stations. said frame having means for releasably supporting a rammed flask, a vertically reciprotaible flask support atthe other sta-tion, a carriage movable along said track. said' carriage having a leveling platform thereon, and means, operative through the movement of the reciprocable flask support awayr from the car ringe, for drawing a pattern from the first mentioned flask frame.

3, In a machine for making molds, the combination, with a frame having two stations and a track extending between such stations, of a reversibly Supported flask am ming frame at'one of said stations, a vertically reciprocable flask supporting frame at the other station, means carried by the first mentioned frame for releasably supporting a" rammed flask, a carriage movable along said track and provided with a levelinf platform and means. movable with the secoitl frame for automatically 'lifting a pattern plate from the first flask frame when the second ramehas been moved a predetermined distance away from the carriage therebeneath.

4. The combination, with a carriage, of a flask supporting frame, means for depositing on said .carriage a flask carried by said frame, a-l secondV flask l supporting frame, means for reciprocating the same toward i and from` the first mentioned frame on said carriage and means for automatically drawing' the pattern-by themovement of the sec- `on frame away from the carriage.

5. Tn a machine of the character described, thel combination. with a main frame'having tu'o stations and a track ertendimar therebetween. of a reversible supported flask ramming frame at one of said stations, the last mentioned frame being adjustable toward and from the main frame and having means l'or releasably supporting a flask member, a vertically reeiproeable flask support at the other station. a flask member supported thereby. a carriage having a leveling plat` form and movable along said track between said stations. meansfor reciprocating said flask support. and means. operative through the moveim-nt of .said flask support away from the carriage. for drawing a pattern from the first mentioned flask frame.

o. lo a machine of' the character described, the eombination. with a main frame having two stations and a track extending therebetlveen. of a flask supporting frame at one of' .said stations, the last mentioned frame being adapted' to supporta flask member and a pattern plate while said member is being rammed, trunnions on the last mentioned frame. a pair ofsnpports for said trunnions earried by the main frame, said supports being movable toward and from the main frame and one of said trunnions being pivoted to its support, `means for reciprocating said supports, a support for another flask member at the other station, means for reciprocating' the last mentioned support, a carriage movable along the track and between the flasksupporting frameand the last 'mentioned support, said carriage having means thereon for leveling the rammed flask member. and means at. the second station for automatically drawingr the pattern by the movement of the ret-.iprocable flask support awa v from the flask frame on said 'ari-iage.

7. In a machine of the character described, thc'eoml'iination, with a main frame having two stations. of a reversibly supported flask ramming frame at one of said stations, the last mentioned frame having means for releasably supporting a flaskA member, a vertieally reciprocable flask support at the other station, a flask member supported thereby, means for reciprocating,r sald ilask support, and means, operative through the movement of said flask support away from the first mentioned flask frame for drawing the pattern therefrom.

' 8. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with a main frame having two stations and a track extending therebetween, `of a flask supporting;r frame at one of said stations, the last mentioned frame being adapted to su port a flask member and a. pattern plate Wl'ille said member is being rammed, a pivotal support for the last mentioned frame, a supporti for another flask member at the other station,- means for reciprocating the last mentioned support, a

ltioned flask member.

flask snpportavvay from the flask frame on1 said carriage.

9. T hecombmation, with a main frame having'a rannning station, a ramming and.

assembling station, and a carriage movable,

between said stations, of a frame for supporting a flask member at the first mentioned station, said frame vhaving trunnions, reciprocable members supporting said trunnions, one of said trunnions being pivoted toits .supporting member, a flask member, a pattern plate therefor, means for centering the flask member and pattern plate upon the frame While the flask member is being rammed, means carried by the frame for supporting therefrom the flask member and its bottom board when the frame is .inverted after the ramming operation, levelin means on the carriage for such rammed flas mena ber, a flask supporting frame at the ramming and assembling station, meansfor reciproeating the same toward and from the main frame and Atoward the carriage having the rammed flask member thereon, and means movable with the reciprocable frame for drawing the pattern from the first mentioned flask member.

y 10. The combination, with a main frame having a ramming station and a ramming and assembling station and a carriage movable between said station's, of a frame adapt4 ed to reversibly support a flask member at the first mentioned station, a flask member, i

a pattern plate therefor, means for centering the flask member and pattern plate upon the frame while the flask member is being rammed, means carried by the 'frame for supporting the flask member and its bottom board therefrom when the frame is inverted after the ramming operation, leveling means on the ,carriage for such rammed flask member, a flask supporting frame at the ramlning and assembling station means for reciprocating the same toward and from the main frame toward the carriage having theramrned flask member thereon, and means .assoc1ated with the reciprocable frame for drawing the pattern from the first men 11. In a machine of the character doscribcd, .the combination of a main frame having thereona ramlning station and a ramming and assembling station, a carriage movable between said stations, moans at the first mentioned station for supporting a. flask member for ramming and for delivering the same to the carriage, and means at the second station for assembling a second flask member with the firstmentionedfl Ik' member on the carriage andV for supporf'-g movable between said stations, means at the first station whereby the rammed flask member may be delivered to the carriage, means at the second station for reciprocably Sup porting a second flask member and for assembling said flask members and means for automatically drawing the pattern plate as the second flask member is moved awayv from the first flask member after the ram'- nnng of the second flask member.

13. In a machine of' the character described. the combination, with a, supporting and leveling device, of a flask-supporting frame rotatablyr mounted on one axis for inversion over said device, said frame heilig also hinged on another axis for swinging movement above said device, and means for moving the trame toward and from said device.

ll. .ln a nnichine of the character dosoribed. the combination of a frame, a raniming station and a ramming and assembling station on said frame, a carriage movable on said 'frame between said stations,.means at the first mentioned station forra-ising and lowering a. flask section from and toward said carriage, and means at the second station for raising and low ring another flask section with respect to the section on the carriage.

15. In machine of the character described, the combination of a frame having a ramining station and a ramming and assembling station, carriage movable between said stations, means for rotatably supporting a flask section at thel rammin-g station, said means beingT adjustable to raise and lower said section. with respect tothe can ringe. and means on the frame, at the secondl station, for joining another flask section to the first mentioned section while such first mentioned section is supported on the lcarriage at the second station.

16. In a" machine of the character dcscribed, the combination off a frame having a ramming station and an assembling-station, a carriage movable between said stations, a vertically movable drag-supporting frame at the first mentioned station, said frame 'being pivotallymounted for inversion of the drag above the carriage, and a vertically movable cope-supporting*frame at the second station adapted to raise and lower alcope from and toward the drag on the vcarrlave. v l

,1 In a machine of the character d'eeiiibed, the combination of a frame having a pair of uprights, a bearing reciprocably guided on each upright, a flask su porting frame rotatably mounted in said earings, the said frame being pivotally connected to one ot' said bearings whereby it may be swung bodilyl about such pivot.

18. lnja machine of the character describedethe combination of a main frame, a support carried thereby, a flask supporting frame pivotally connected at one end to said support, and lmeans carried by the main frame t'or supporting the opposite end of said flask-supporting frame.

19. In a machine of' the character described, the combination, with a flask meniber having a flange, of a reeiprocable frame lor said flask member. said trame having adjustable means adapted to engage beneath thtl tlange thereby to support flask members ol' varying dimensions and shapes.

2U. ln a machine of' the character described, the combination, with a vertically reeiprocable frame, 'of a plurality of pairs ol jaws supported by said frame, the jaws ol' each pair beiimmovable toward and from each other. and a flask member having a flange adapted to rest upon said jaws.

'11. ln a machine ot the character described, the combination ol a vertically reeiprocable polygonal lraine having at each corner tbereotI a pair of pivotally supported jaws. the jaws of each pair being movable toward and from each other, and a polygonal tlask member having a flange adapted to rest upon and be supported by said jaws.

22. ln a machine of the character described` the combination` with means for supporting a llask member, ot' a frame reciprocable toward and Jfrom the said flask niember, a flask member supported by said frame, means carried by the flask members and CO- operating to center the same'when the said members are brought into operative relation by the movement ot the frame, and means lor cushioning the impact of' said flask members.

23. ln a, machine of the character described, the combination, with a flask support, ol a flask member supported thereby, posts extending above the flask member and its support, a 'trame reciprocably mounted on said posts, a flask member carried by said frame, means for Securing the flask members in assembled position, and springs on said posts beneath said frame.

24. In a machine of the character de scribed, the combination, with a flask member and means for supportingthe same, of a frame reciprocable toward and from the said flask member, a flask member su ported by said frame, and mea-ns for cushioning thc impact of said flask'members.

25. In a. machine of, the character described, the combination, with a flask support, of a flask member supported thereby, a

frame reciprocable toward an'd from said support, a flask member carried by said frame, means for securing the flask members in assembled position,l and means for cushioning the impact of said flask members.

26. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with a plurality of hollow posts, of a frame reciprocably mounted on said posts. a flask member carried by flask member on said posts, counterweights' in `said posts, cables connecting the counter wei glits with said frame, and cushion springs surrounding said posts below said frame.

2S. ln a machine. of the character described, the. combination of a support, a. flask member carried thereby. a frame recipro- 'cable toward and from the flask support and the flask member thereon. a flask member carried by said frame. a pattern plate carried by the first mentioned flask member and ha ring portions projecting therebeyond, and adjustable means carried by the frame and adapted to engage the projecting portions of the pattern plate when the frame shall have moved a predetermined distance away from the support for the first mentioned flask j member, the last mentioned means comprising movable members adapted t0 pass below the pattern plate 4as the frame descends without engaging the same biit to engage the pattern plate as the frame moves away from the first mentioned ask member and its support.

29. The combination, with a reciprocable flask supporting frame, of pattern drawing means connected with said frame and vertically adjustable thereon, to accommodate flasks of different sizes.

30. The combination. with a reci rocable flask supporting frame, of pattern rawing means adjustably connected with said frame, said means comprising a plurality of brackets adjustably mounted in the jfram'e, and

bars adjustably supported from saidb'rackets, each bar having a hook membe pivotally connected thereto with means engaging the hook member to limit its movement in one direction whereby the said members may V move upwardly about their pivots upon ened to engage a flash section, and lftrs eof the character de-` i pattern plates nding from the frame and having 'pivoted ngers at .their lower ends constructed to engageV and lift a pattern plate, when the frame is 4raised, and to pass said pattern plate when the frame is lowered.

32. In aff machine of the character described,' ytl' 1e combination of a vertically movable fraine, jaws carried thereb and adapted to enga e a flask Section, li ters depending from te frame and having pivoted finn gers at their lower ends constructed to engage and lift a pattern plate when the frame 1s raised and to pass said pattern plate when the frame is lowered, said litters being laterally and vertically adjustable to engage of different sizes.

33. In 'a machine for making molds, the combination of a main frame having guides, a flask-supportingV frame slidable on said guides, a rock shaft having an arm connected to one side of the sliding frame, a sleeve on the rock shaft having an arm connected to the other side of the sliding frame, and means to simultaneously rock said shaft and sleeve in opposite directions', said means comprising` a lever, a shaft, and gearing between sai sleeve.

34,. The combi-nation, with a reeiprocable flask' supporting frame, of-pattern drawing means adyistably connected with said frame,

said meanscoinprising a plurality of brackshaft and the rock shaft and ets adjustably mounted in the frame, sleeve# carrying plates adjustably mounted in said brackets, and a rod adjust-ably mounted in combination of a frame havmg a track,

thereon, a carriage movable lon the track, vertically adjustable supports at opposite rides of the track at one end of the frame adapted to support a flask section and lower the same onto thc carriawe, guides at the other end of the frame an at o iposite sides of the track, and means sl'ida le on said guides to support and raise and lower another flask section, whereby said flask sections may be assembled when the carriage with the first mentioned {ias-k section thereon is moved to position between said guides.

In testimony whereof, we hereunto affix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

DANIEL J. BRENNAN, W. A.. PERRINE. 

